diff --git a/wicd/misc.py b/wicd/misc.py
index bc17d60..a221a70 100644
--- a/wicd/misc.py
+++ b/wicd/misc.py
@@ -663,5 +663,6 @@ def timeout_add(time, func, milli=False):
     if hasattr(gobject, "timeout_add_seconds") and not milli:
         return gobject.timeout_add_seconds(time, func)
     else:
-        return gobject.timeout_add(time * 1000, func)
+        if not milli: time = time * 1000
+        return gobject.timeout_add(time, func)
  
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